Success Story - Amanda McNulty

Occupation: Human Resources Generalist

Age: 27

Fitness challege: Finding the right balance between cardio and the weight room.

I’ve never been the skinny girl, but I’ve never been the fat girl either. I’ve always been the girl who would say, “If I could just lose 10-15 pounds I would be happy”. I’ve been very active my whole life. I played several sports in high school, played golf in college, and ran in 3 marathons, but I was never happy with how I looked. In 2005, I started meeting with a nutritionist and also started to workout a little in the weight room. However, my main priority was still just cardio. I thought I could just run off the fat and would prioritize my cardio over weight training any day of the week. In 2008 I got more serious about my weight training and started to slowly see some more results, but still felt like I could lose 10 more pounds! Then I started to read magazines like Oxygen and Muscle & Fitness for Her and realized that I could do more with my physique.

How I Met Kristi:

 I googled and googled on the web until I found a Professional Figure trainer here in Oregon. I was fortunate enough to have found Kristi and join her i-Physique team in March 2009. When I met Kristi in March I weighed 139 lbs and was at 21% body fat. She taught me that even though I was eating clean foods, I could do more with my nutrition and make my workouts much more effective with the right fuel. In 9 short weeks, I was already competing in my first Bikini competition at Emerald Cup where I took second place in my height class. Then 4 weeks later I placed first in another Bikini competition and 4th in Figure. My weight dropped down to 121 lbs. and 8% body fat in 13 weeks. Was it hard? Yes. Was it the most rewarding experience of my life? Yes. Was it my last competition? Absolutely not! Meeting Kristi and being apart of her i-Physique team has changed my life. I have confidence in myself that I never knew I could feel and I have met some incredible and inspirational women along the way who I can call friends. And I know that before I am 30 I will be an IFBB Figure Professional!

Also…I was in top form for my wedding day …just an extra bonus to this journey!

Thank you Kristi!

- Amanda McNulty